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Information Digest July 2013

News items

Three-year-olds face fund cuts http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/threeyearolds-face-fund-cuts-20130730-2qxhj.html

MOOCs | Australian Universities To Offer Free Classes Online http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/australian-universities-to-offer-free-classes-online-20130731-2qxyr.html

Assessing Functional Impairment in Siblings Living With Children With Disability http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/07/23/peds.2013-0644.abstract

Birth Defects Linked to Mothers' Use of Cold Medicine http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/808571?nlid=32266_1885&src=wnl_edit_dail&uac=185441BG

Recruiting set to start for 80 staff for new Disability Care headquarters - ABC News http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-30/recruiting-set-to-start-for-80-staff-for-new-disabilitycare-hea/4853342

Sandra Bullock's The Heat slammed by albino group http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/albino-group-slams-comedy-for-offensive-portrayal-20130729-2quzr.html

HUNTER HERO: Karen Atkinson speech pathologist | Newcastle Herald http://www.theherald.com.au/story/1667006/hunter-hero-karen-atkinson-speech-pathologist/

SciNews - Your eyes are half a billion years old... http://scinews.com.au/releases/799/view

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New Cornea Transplant Technique Provides Improved Vision, Faster Recovery http://www.newswise.com/articles/new-cornea-transplant-technique-provides-improved-vision-faster-recovery

NIH study uncovers a starring role for supporting cells in the inner ear: Human trials planned to probe the cell’s protective powers http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/releases/13/Pages/072513.aspx

Give them a hand: Gesturing children perform well on cognitive tasks http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/sfsu-gta072613.php

The shake-up that may hit our schools http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/the-shakeup-that-may-hit-our-schools-20130728-2qs5v.html

Guide dog providers hope to see the good news in print http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/guide-dog-providers-hope-to-see-the-good-news-in-print-20130726-2qprz.html?rand=6754886

What a turn-off: why your phone must be powered down on flights http://www.sciencealert.com.au/features/20132507-24623.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencealert-latestnews+%28ScienceAlert-Latest+Stories%29

Experts call for smacking children to be made illegal amid fears over future mental health risks - ABC News http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-26/calls-for-ban-on-parents-smacking-children/4844816

Literacy starts in the library http://www.theage.com.au/comment/literacy-starts-in-the-library-20130718-2q7hx.html

Are genes really the reason more poor kids do badly at school? http://theconversation.com/are-genes-really-the-reason-more-poor-kids-do-badly-at-school-16166?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+25+July+2013&utm_content=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+25+July+2013+CID_fb2e18df5823e29d17ebb566fca9943b&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=Are%20genes%20really%20the%20reason%20more%20poor%20kids%20do%20badly%20at%20school

New device for blind kids to learn Braille - The New Indian Express http://newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/New-device-for-blind-kids-to-learn-Braille/2013/07/24/article1699218.ece

Brain picks out salient sounds from background noise by tracking frequency and time | Wellcome Trust http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/Media-office/Press-releases/2013/WTP053319.htm

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Stem cell hope for devastating eye disease -News Item - Centre For Eye Research Australia http://www.cera.org.au/news/18/174/2013-07-24/stem-cell-hope-for-devastating-eye-disease/

Less Sleep, More Behavioural Problems in Kids http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/808083?nlid=32110_1842&src=wnl_edit_medp_wir&spon=17

Federal election to offer blind voters first independent ballot - ABC North and West SA - http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/07/23/3809267.htm

BBC News - Braille art exhibition to open at Abertay University http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-23410320

Australia is second best place for mums - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-05-04/australia-is-second-best-place-for-mums/2702888

UAB professor leveraging social networks to help visually impaired children in Bangladesh http://www.uab.edu/news/latest/item/3618-uab-professor-leveraging-social-networks-to-help-visually-impaired-children-in-bangladesh

Whiteprint: Lifestyle magazine for visually impaired - CNBC-TV18 http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/whiteprint-lifestyle-magazine-for-visually-impaired_921732.html

Catholic schools sign up to Federal Government's 'Gonski' Better Schools funding plan - ABC News) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-23/catholic-schools-sign-up-to-gonski/4837944

Catholic sector signs up to school funding reforms http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/federal-election-2013/catholic-sector-signs-up-to-school-funding-reforms-20130723-2qfjp.html

FDA Approves Brain Wave Test for ADHD: MedlinePlus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_138754.html

Embryonic stem cells could help restore sight to blind | Science | The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/jul/21/embryonic-stem-cells-sight-blind-retinas

New technology will improve neuron activation induced by cochlear implants

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/nrr-ntw071613.php

Unattractive people more likely to be bullied at work, new study shows

http://news.nd.edu/news/41236-unattractive-people-more-likely-to-be-bullied-at-work-new-study-

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Very preterm babies show bonding difficulties despite parental sensitivity http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/very_preterm_babies/

Bilingual Children Have a Two-Tracked Mind http://www.newswise.com/articles/ithaca-college-study-shows-bilingual-children-have-a-two-tracked-mind

Research Leads to Successful Restoration of Hearing and Balance http://www.newswise.com/articles/research-leads-to-successful-restoration-of-hearing-and-balance

Singing helps students tune into a foreign language http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=133051&CultureCode=en

Researchers Report a Complete Description of Gene Expression in the Human Retina http://www.newswise.com/articles/mass-eye-and-ear-researchers-report-a-complete-description-of-gene-expression-in-the-human-retina

App unlocks iPhone's potential for the vision-impaired http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201307180068

BYO time in classrooms as free laptops era ends http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/byo-time-in-classrooms-as-free-laptops-era-ends-20130721-2qcp6.html

Writing survives the digital onslaught http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/writing-survives-the-digital-onslaught-20130721-2qcgi.html

Childcare industry facing staff shortages as Government pushes ahead with ambitious targets - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-22/childcare-centre-hires-overseas-workers-to-fill-gap/4833888

Friends with benefits – Features – ABC Ramp Up (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) http://www.abc.net.au/rampup/articles/2013/07/22/3801743.htm

Bullying and Hearing Loss | Listening and Spoken Language Knowledge Center | AGBell http://www.listeningandspokenlanguage.org/Document.aspx?id=1191

Black Kids With Diabetes Less Likely to Get Eye Exams: MedlinePlus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_138795.html

New navigation gadget for people who are blind – Curtin news - Curtin University http://news.curtin.edu.au/media-releases/new-navigation-gadget-for-people-who-are-blind/

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NIDCD-Supported Researchers Close In on Identification of the Ever Elusive Mechanotransduction Channel in the Inner Ear http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/releases/13/Pages/071913.aspx?nav=update

Brain imaging study reveals our brains 'divide and conquer' - UQ News Online - The University of Queensland http://www.uq.edu.au/news/index.html?article=26489

Caution urged as DNA tests and genetic mapping advance - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-16/caution-urged-as-dna-tests-and-genetic-mapping-advance/4822600

Duke University Hospital becomes test site for first ‘bionic eye’ | The Herald-Sun http://www.heraldsun.com/news/x533455882/Duke-University-Hospital-becomes-test-site-for-first-bionic-eye

DisabilityCare faces challenges as national scheme rolls out to Indigenous communities - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-15/ndis-roll-out-for-indigenous-australians/4819132

A step forward in neuronal regeneration http://pasteur.crg.es/portal/page/portal/Internet/06_NOTICIAS/HIDE-PRESSRELEASES/A%20step%20forward%20in%20neuronal%20regeneration

Autism Speaks Collaborative Releases First Full Genome Sequencing for Autism Spectrum Disorders http://www.autismspeaks.org/about-us/press-releases/autism-speaks-collaborative-releases-first-full-genome-sequencing-autism-spe

New baby cry analyzer looks for clues about babies’ health | Brown University News and Events http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2013/07/crybaby

Excessive cerebral spinal fluid and enlarged brain size in infancy are potential biomarkers for autism http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=132835&CultureCode=en

A Fundamental Problem for Brain Mapping http://www.newswise.com/articles/a-fundamental-problem-for-brain-mapping

IU researchers create the inner ear from stem cells, opening potential for new treatments : Newscenter : School of Medicine http://news.medicine.iu.edu/releases/2013/07/hashino-stem-cells-inner-ear.shtml

Echolocation for Blind Children | WonderBaby.org http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/echolocation-blind-children

What just happened? Our Audio Description has vanished! – Opinion – ABC Ramp Up (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) http://www.abc.net.au/rampup/articles/2013/07/10/3800109.htm

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Independent schools endorse Government's Better Schools plan - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-10/independent-schools-endorse-better-schools-plan/4811700

How well can you see with your ears? Device offers new alternative to blind people http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/f-hwc070813.php

Tasmania agrees to ALP school of thought http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tasmania-agrees-to-alp-school-of-thought-20130709-2poe8.html

Bionic eye teams welcome funding announcement : Bionic Vision Australia http://bionicvision.org.au/news/story/bionic_eye_teams_welcome_funding_announcement

Irregular bedtimes harm children's brainpower, says study http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/irregular-bedtimes-harm-childrens-brainpower-says-study-20130709-2pofi.html

More Scientific Evidence That Reading Is Good for You - Arit John - The Atlantic Wire http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/07/more-evidence-reading-good-you/66909/

The LightAide: Using Interactive Light to Engage, Do, and Learn! http://www.terc.edu/newsroom/1899.html

Acquired and classical savants | Orlando Serrell http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/the-amazing-world-of-savants-20130705-2pfiz.html

Seeing starfish: The missing link in eye evolution? http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/sfeb-sst062613.php

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/07/01/3793155.htm Blind teen all ears for radio - ABC Sunshine & Cooloola Coasts Qld - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

IVF for male infertility linked to increased risk of intellectual disability and autism in children http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/kcl-ifm070213.php

DisabilityCare now a reality but how can we protect its future? http://www.smh.com.au/queensland/disabilitycare-now-a-reality-but-how-can-we-protect-its-future-20130521-2jxm6.html?skin=text-only

From birds to babes it's a tower of babble http://www.smh.com.au/world/from-birds-to-babes-its-a-tower-of-babble-20130702-2p9uk.html?skin=text-only

Child's death prompts battery warning http://www.smh.com.au/national/childs-death-prompts-battery-warning-20130702-2pa2z.html?skin=text-only

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Researchers track facial expressions to improve teaching software http://esciencenews.com/articles/2013/06/27/researchers.track.facial.expressions.improve.teaching.software

Vaccinations alarmingly low for preventable childhood diseases - News and Events - University of Sydney http://sydney.edu.au/news/84.html?newsstoryid=11843

Child dies after swallowing lithium battery at Noosa - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-01/child-dies-after-swallowing-lithium-battery/4792316

Universities buoyed by Kim Carr's intention to re-examine planned funding cuts - ABC News http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-02/universities-buoyed-by-kim-carr27s-intention-to-re-examine-fun/4792990

DisabilityCare Australia: PM launches national disability insurance scheme in Newcastle - http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-01/disabilitycare-officially-begins-today/4790322

First Bionic Eye' Retinal Chip for Blind http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130629164628.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29

Newsletters

Growing Up In Australia alert Newsletter No 37 July 2013 http://www.growingupinaustralia.gov.au/alert/alert201307.html

Policy Online Weekly Briefing | 31 July 2013 http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=fb065f673c883360df70943fb&id=38ba80e924&e=aaa29311fc

Disability Scoop E-Mail News | Tuesday, July 30

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/emailers/ds130730.html CEC Smartbrief 31 July 2013 http://www2.smartbrief.com/servlet/wireless?issueid=237A6579-8717-4455-9F24-5BF52E29CD3B&sid=168ffd40-aebc-400a-bcea-4b81aa53e93a DisabilityCare Australia e-news Issue 1, 30 July 2013 http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=055092cc7e42efbfc41d80045&id=5c7a812679&e=107e7882e1

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CERA Eye-news July 2013 http://scribe.monib.com/t/ViewEmail/y/4B95B71753AEB1F4/F05C953E7CE008701D419C9787CC9684 Campus Review 29 July http://www.campusreview.com.au/blog/category/news/ DARU Update - 29 July 2013 http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=302b7fc3cb039a9e08bba4cb3&id=8b028c970d&e=87212e98e4 Cap that! Captioned for learning http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=0bc2f4d8f7d627236a4d07ea9&id=a569cd4bd8&e=584c30dd02 NB 26 July 2013 http://rnibnews.org.uk/4UY-1PXLW-ED26L2CT04/cr.aspx CEC Smartbrief 24 July 2013 http://www2.smartbrief.com/servlet/encodeServlet?issueid=EB5BDD7F-27C0-4019-8889-4CDF2A6ECE00&sid=168ffd40-aebc-400a-bcea-4b81aa53e93a cap that! Newsletter http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=0bc2f4d8f7d627236a4d07ea9&id=657dea838b&e=584c30dd02 DARU Update - 22 July 2013 http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=302b7fc3cb039a9e08bba4cb3&id=aa6e55bfee&e=87212e98e4 Campus Review 22 July http://www.campusreview.com.au/blog/2013/07/make-teacher-quality-a-main-priority/

ACEL News http://app.streamsend.com/private/Z5ea/yZk/FjAX1c1/browse/19057321

Down Syndrome NSW e-Update http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=56351cdac1cc173241ec4d25e&id=f2a1a20a98&e=59443b7b83

CEC SmartBrief 18 July 2013 http://www2.smartbrief.com/servlet/wireless?issueid=94B128D8-A74E-48CB-9F73-AEBF48400ABD&sid=168ffd40-aebc-400a-bcea-4b81aa53e93a

DARU Update 15 July http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=302b7fc3cb039a9e08bba4cb3&id=da8acc28b3&e=87212e98e4

DOTS for Braille Literacy Summer 2013 http://www.afb.org/section.aspx?FolderID=2&SectionID=6&TopicID=19

Australasian Journal of Early Childhood (AJEC) Issue Vol.38 & No.2 http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/services/ajec/Default.aspx

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Centre for Disability Studies News : No. 1, Vol 1. http://cds.org.au/

Australian Human Rights Commission e-bulletin, 12 July 2013 http://www.humanrights.gov.au/news/e-bulletin ACEL News 12 July http://app.streamsend.com/private/Z5ea/yZk/FjAX1c1/browse/19011001 Action eNews July 2013 http://actionforblindpeople.createsend4.com/t/ViewEmail/r/62E86E5F5D4B7ABE2540EF23F30FEDED/9FFADEF95713ECC37EEA1DAE616D4B3C Sense Members' E-bulletin | July 2013 http://updates-sense.org.uk/6RW-1OASG-860EV2-OBYNY-0/c.aspx ) NB 11 July 2013 http://rnibnews.org.uk/4UY-1KQJ0-ED26L2CT04/cr.aspx Early Childhood Australia WebWatch #166

http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/early_childhood_news/eca_webwatch.html CEC Smartbrief July 10 CEC Smartbrief July 10 http://www2.smartbrief.com/servlet/wireless?issueid=E1AFAAE2-9662-4C06-B1A5-BB96E90F0EA3&sid=168ffd40-aebc-400a-bcea-4b81aa53e93a AFB eNews June 2013 http://www.afb.org/section.aspx?SectionID=42&TopicID=242 Campus Review 9 July http://www.campusreview.com.au/ DARU Update http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=302b7fc3cb039a9e08bba4cb3&id=765b5b850c&e=87212e98e4 AccessWorld - July 2013 http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw1407toc

AASE NSW Newsletter Term 2, 2013 http://www.aase.edu.au/documents/file/237-aase-nsw-newsletter-term-2-2013 CEC Smartbrief 5 July http://www2.smartbrief.com/servlet/wireless?issueid=905D037E-1374-400D-93E6-2C130C246248&sid=168ffd40-aebc-400a-bcea-4b81aa53e93a

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CEC Smartbrief http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/eAuVBWgDynCjjnwUCidbaLCicNfGuM

Bi-monthly e-Update from Down Syndrome NSW http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=56351cdac1cc173241ec4d25e&id=d188b525df&e=59443b7b83 APH News, July 2013 http://www.aph.org/advisory/2013adv07.html

DisabilityCare Australia Update http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/?u=055092cc7e42efbfc41d80045&id=320e709468&e=107e7882e1 DARU Update - 1 July 2013 http://us4.campaign-

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Eye health Research Review Issue 8 2013

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CEC SmartBrief 29 June 2013

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Journal ToC alerts

Am J Speech Lang Pathol Table of Contents for Vol. 22, No. 3 http://ajslp.asha.org/content/vol22/issue3/index.dtl?etoc Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities September 2013; Vol. 28, No. 3 http://foa.sagepub.com/content/vol28/issue3/?etoc Perspectives on Speech Science and Orofacial Disorders Table of Contents for Vol. 23, No. 1

http://ashassod.highwire.org/content/vol23/issue1/?etoc

Perspectives on Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders Vol. 23,

No. 2 http://div2perspectives.asha.org/content/vol23/issue2/?etoc

Perspectives on Voice and Voice Disorders Vol. 23, No. 2 http://div3perspectives.asha.org/content/vol23/issue2/?etoc

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare Table of Contents for 1 April 2013; Vol. 19, No. 4 http://jtt.sagepub.com/content/vol19/issue4/?etoc Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare Table of Contents for 1 March 2013; Vol. 19, No. 3 http://jtt.sagepub.com/content/19/3.toc?etoc

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LSHSS - Table of Contents (July 1 2013, 44 [3]) http://lshss.asha.org/content/vol44/issue3/index.dtl?etoc

The Journal of Special Education Table of Contents for 1 August 2013; Vol. 47, No. 2 http://sed.sagepub.com/content/vol47/issue2/?etoc

Journal of vision Vol 13 No 7 2013 http://www.journalofvision.org/content/13/7.toc?etoc Remedial and Special Education Table of Contents for 1 July 2013; Vol. 34, No. 4 http://rse.sagepub.com/content/vol34/issue4/?etoc J Speech Lang Hear Res Table of Contents for 1 June 2013; Vol. 56, No. 3 http://jslhr.asha.org/content/vol56/issue3/index.dtl?etoc

Other Resources

HealthAware http://healthaware.org/australia/

Perkins School for the Blind Collections on the Internet Archive http://www.perkinsarchives.org/digital-collections-on-the-internet-archive.html

Mentor Handbook_FINAL_upload.pdf http://www.listeningandspokenlanguage.org/uploadedFiles/Get_Certified/For_Mentors/Mentor%20Handbook_FINAL_upload.pdf

Communication access for all booklet http://www.daru.org.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Communication_Access_for_All_Booklet.pdf

The Thesis Whisperer | Just like the horse whisperer – but with more pages http://thesiswhisperer.com/

Special Educational Needs resources, SEN resources, lesson plans, TES Resources http://www.tes.co.uk/sen-teaching-resources/

About Hearing Loss (NAL) http://www.nal.gov.au/hearing-loss_tab_conductive.shtml

WHO | Deafness and hearing loss http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs300/en/index.html

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Braille Resource Packet for Parents of Young Children | Paths to Literacy http://www.pathstoliteracy.org/braille-resource-packet-parents-young-children

Safety Problems with Your Child's Medical Device? http://www.fda.gov/downloads/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/UCM360979.pdf

Teaching Children to Use an iPad. Part one: Gestures | Curlew Apps https://curlewapps.wordpress.com/2013/07/22/teaching-children-to-use-an-ipad-part-one-gestures/

Teaching Others About Your Hard-of-Hearing Child. | HearingLikeMe http://www.hearinglikeme.com/raising/advocate/teaching-others-about-your-hard-hearing-child

Rural Health Education — Otitis Media And Indigenous Kids http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/35792451860/Rural-Health-Education-S1-Ep4-Otitis-Media-And-Indigenous-Kids

Access to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health literature on the PubMed database http://www.lowitja.org.au/litsearch

Eye Power Kid's Wear http://eyepowerkidswear.com/

Summary of Australian Indigenous health, 2012 | Australian Policy Online http://apo.org.au/research/summary-australian-indigenous-health-2012?topic=indigenous&tid=69

The longitudinal study of Australian children: annual statistical report 2012 | Australian Policy Online http://apo.org.au/research/longitudinal-study-australian-children-annual-statistical-report-

2012?utm_source=Australian+Policy+Online+Weekly+Briefing&utm_campaign=08b11a7a66-APO_Weekly_Briefing_11_July_20136_27_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1452ee3b6b-08b11a7a66-84286641

Deep and persistent disadvantage in Australia | Australian Policy Online http://apo.org.au/research/deep-and-persistent-disadvantage-australia?utm_source=Australian+Policy+Online+Weekly+Briefing&utm_campaign=08b11a7a66-APO_Weekly_Briefing_11_July_20136_27_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1452ee3b6b-08b11a7a66-84286641

'Carer Checklist' for DisabilityCare assessment available | Carers Australia http://www.carersaustralia.com.au/media-centre/article/?id=carer-checklist-for-disabilitycare-assessment-available

Disability support services: services provided under the National Disability Agreement 2011-12 (full publication; 26 June 2013 edition) (AIHW) - DownloadAsset.aspx http://www.aihw.gov.au/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=60129543839

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Swim Lessons with Hearing Loss: Tips for Instructors and Parents | Listening and Spoken Language Knowledge Center | AGBell http://www.listeningandspokenlanguage.org/Document.aspx?id=237

DisabilityCare Service Providers' Accessibility Guide | Media Access Australia http://www.mediaaccess.org.au/about/our-projects/disabilitycare-service-providers-accessibility-guide

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